I'm not a fan of top boxes. That's particularly true when they're hung out on the back of the bike outside the wheelbase where they compromise handling.
However, when I bought my LC I specced the full kit of three boxes. Having done that, I decided that if I'd gone to the expense of getting a top box, I might as well use it.
I therefore bought the BMW Luggage Plate which fits in place of the pillion seat and enables the Vario top box to be clipped on immediately behind the rider's seat. For the last
few years, whenever I've needed some luggage capacity, I've lugged the Vario box around on it.
Aesthetically it's a bit of disaster, although that's not my primary concern. A couple of recent trips since I had the full Akrapovič system fitted revealed that the box overhanging the side of
the bike somehow collected and amplified the exhaust note to the extent that I was concerned about how anti-social it might be. The can is the Euro 3 one but it still has the baffles in.
When I'd originally fitted the luggage plate, I'd considered fitting a smaller BMW top box to it but a trip into my local, friendly Motorrad dealership revealed nothing that would fit onto the plate.
A 30L box appeared for sale on here last week and the seller correctly assured me that it would fit as not only did he fit it to the rack on his LC but he also had the Luggage Plate and the box would
fit onto that. It arrived via Parcelfarce this morning. It fits, it works, it'll hold my Tour-X. It even manages to look a bit more aesthetically pleasing.
Many thanks to autogs for the good deal...
However, when I bought my LC I specced the full kit of three boxes. Having done that, I decided that if I'd gone to the expense of getting a top box, I might as well use it.
I therefore bought the BMW Luggage Plate which fits in place of the pillion seat and enables the Vario top box to be clipped on immediately behind the rider's seat. For the last
few years, whenever I've needed some luggage capacity, I've lugged the Vario box around on it.
Aesthetically it's a bit of disaster, although that's not my primary concern. A couple of recent trips since I had the full Akrapovič system fitted revealed that the box overhanging the side of
the bike somehow collected and amplified the exhaust note to the extent that I was concerned about how anti-social it might be. The can is the Euro 3 one but it still has the baffles in.
When I'd originally fitted the luggage plate, I'd considered fitting a smaller BMW top box to it but a trip into my local, friendly Motorrad dealership revealed nothing that would fit onto the plate.
A 30L box appeared for sale on here last week and the seller correctly assured me that it would fit as not only did he fit it to the rack on his LC but he also had the Luggage Plate and the box would
fit onto that. It arrived via Parcelfarce this morning. It fits, it works, it'll hold my Tour-X. It even manages to look a bit more aesthetically pleasing.
Many thanks to autogs for the good deal...